Senate Democrats Block Bill That Would Sanction Entities Linked to Russian Pipeline

Read More Senate Democrats on Thursday blocked a bill that would have imposed sanctions on entities involved with the planning, construction, or operation of Russia’s Nord Stream 2 pipeline. The bill was introduced by Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and garnered “yes” votes from Cruz, 48 other Republicans, and six Democrats. Sens. Catherine Cortez-Masto (D-Nev.), Jacky […]

Strong Quake Shakes Indonesia’s Capital; No Tsunami Alert

Read More JAKARTA, Indonesia—A powerful earthquake shook parts of Indonesia’s main island of Java on Friday, damaging buildings and houses and sending people into the streets, but there were no immediate reports of casualties. Officials said there was no danger of a tsunami. The U.S. Geological Survey said the magnitude 6.6 quake was located in […]

Windrush descendants lose high court fight to expand scheme

Read More Four Windrush generation descendants have lost their high court battle for the scheme for victims to be widened to include them. Yvonne Williams, Yvonne Smith, Jennifer Ulett-Hall and Damian Gabrielle argued in the high court that the Windrush scheme should be extended beyond its current parameters to include descendants of the Windrush generation […]

More UK infants in hospital amid Omicron wave but experts urge calm

Read More The proportion of infants in hospital with Covid-19 in the UK has risen with the spread of Omicron, figures suggest, although researchers have urged calm, noting most cases are very mild. The number of Covid-positive admissions, whatever the cause, is expected to rise when there is more infection around, but the latest figures […]